Social media users are having fun riffing on a genuine psychological phenomenon. Time slows. The mind chatter quietens.
According to a viral TikTok by @rebeccapousma, all the cool kids are now saying things like, “I’m in a flow state” or “I ...
In Pixar’s Soul, the richly imaginative 2020 film exploring life and purpose, jazz pianist Joe Gardner often loses himself in a rapturous piano solo. As his fingers dance across the keys, the world ...
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934-2021), a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago and originator of the concept of flow. Source: Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain. Author: Ehirsh. In his ...
The band Phish has toured for over 40 years. One of the draws of their legendary live shows—which can go on for 8 hours—is finding moments of “flow,” when the band members lock into an improvised jam, ...